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Objective: To investigate the relationship between COMT G675A and MTHFR C677T polymorphisms and hypertension disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in a Mexican mestizo population.
Design And Methods: This case-control study involved 194 HDP and 194 normoevolutive pregnant women. The polymorphisms were genotyped by real time PCR.
Results: Our results showed that the COMT AA genotype increases the risk to HDP (OR: 2.67; 95% CI 1.33-5.35), preeclampsia (OR: 2.69; 95% CI 1.00-7.22) and gestational hypertension (OR: 3.87; 95% CI 1.25-12.0). Furthermore, the double mutant genotype (COMTAA/MTHFRTT) potency the risk to HDP more than two times (OR: 5.21; 95% CI 1.12-24.3, p=0.019).
Conclusion: Our work provides evidence that COMT 675AA genotype is a risk factor for HDP and that this risk is increased by the presence of MTHFR 677TT genotype in a Mexican mestizo population.
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